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1/5 Rupee - Muhammad Shah
| Issuer | Bombay Presidency |
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| Year | 1719 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#270 |
| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a multi-line Persian legend in Naskh script, partially off flan, reading 'Sikka mubarak Badshah ghazi Shah Jahan'. The regnal year AH 1131 appears within the inscription, accompanied by the fractional denomination indicator '5' denoting one-fifth of a rupee. The lettering is bold and characteristic of early 18th-century Mughal hammered coinage, with decorative pellet ornaments visible in the field between inscription lines. |
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| Obverse lettering | سکه مبارک بادشاه غازی شاه جہاں ٥ ١١٣١ (Translation: The auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor Shah Jahan, (AH) 1131, 5 (1/5th rupee).) |
| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Persian legend in Naskh script reading 'Zarb Munbai sanat 1 julus maimanat manus', indicating the Bombay mint and the first regnal year of the reign, expressed in the traditional Mughal format of auspicious epithets. The inscription is arranged in curved registers typical of Mughal fractional coinage, with bold calligraphic strokes and small pellet ornaments separating the lines. The flan is small and slightly irregular, consistent with hammered production at the Bombay Presidency mint. |
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